PonyGirl wrote:beantownbubba wrote:PonyGirl wrote:
Whaaaaaat? I love that show. So much. I think it's super smart and hysterical on every level. I watched it a few years ago and have kept a keen eye on Phoebe Waller-Bridge ever since. I think she's a comedy genius and that her work evokes significant pathos.
I think you should persevere. Even if you hate it. Broaden your horizons. It's very short (mercifully for you, but sadly for me).
Either way, you aren't irrelevant.
That you (and flea, of course, just consider the name) love this show is the world absolutely as it should be and is no surprise. That I disliked it so much really bothers me. I will give it more of a shot, just not right away, lol.
Have you done your homework and given this a try, Bubba? I've seen the first 3 eps of season 2 and I only have 2 words: Magical Perfection.
Forgot to say that I did recently catch up w/ all of season 1 of
Fleabag. I don't know what the difference was, perhaps the comments here or adjusted expectations, but I really enjoyed it this time around, including the first episode on rewatch. At its boundary pushing best it's truly excellent and when it falls short of that it's still very funny and enjoyable. It does make me somewhat sad and maybe a little uncomfortable that someone who has that much sex enjoys it so little. I think I'd feel the same if the character were male, but I acknowledge that there could be some sexism lurking in my subconscious. I love her evolving relationship w/ her sister which has real depth and unusual perspective. The backstory on her friend which emerges slowly over the course of the season is beautifully done and very powerful. And yes, by the end I did find the season disappointingly short. Looking forward to season 2, which I think starts in a couple of wks in the US.
Just started
Gentleman Jack from the same unofficial team that brought us
Scott & Bailey and
Happy Valley. Not quite up to the rave review I saw in the NYT a while back, but pretty good w/ the chance to get better. Oddly enough, I think the problem w/ the show is that it imposes a modern sensibility on 19th century events which somehow makes the events less compelling. Normally, it's the other way 'round, where the modern perspective provides fresh insight into past events so I'm not quite sure that I'm right or, if I am, why that should be. In any event, worth sticking with, and I will.
Ripped through the new season of
Bosch in a couple of binge sessions. I thought it was very good and brought some welcome nuance and character development to keep things fresh. The middle episodes impressively and deftly handled and juggled multiple plot strands the easily could have gotten out of control. I'm a sucker for this show anyway because I love the books on which the series is based, but I'm pretty sure I'd like the show even w/out that background.